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Japan Dec net foreign bond buying at 182.7 bln yen

TOKYO: Net purchases of foreign bonds by Japanese investors, based on settlements, totalled 182.7 billion yen in December, down from 211.4 billion yen a month earlier, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Monday.

Foreign investors bought a net 948.2 billion yen worth of Japanese stocks in December, compared with 1.4293 trillion yen purchases in November, the MOF said.

Bonds include beneficiary certificates but exclude all bills.-Reuters